title: Medical treatment of impotence with papaverine and phentolamine intracavernosal injection.
abstract: Intracavernosal injection of papaverine and phentolamine was used in 20 patients with impotence. After six months 14 patients were still using the self-injection treatment. Two patients failed to respond and two patients developed priapism which responded to venesection and metaraminol injection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genitourinary Medicine, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast.
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Dinsmore
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010208:Papaverine / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010413:Penis; D010646:Phentolamine / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012651:Self Medication / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D010208:Papaverine; D010646:Phentolamine